Device for treating wool.



PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

T. F. JOHNSON. DEVICE FOR TREATING WOOL.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1905.

attorney DEVICE FOR TREATING WOOL.

PATENTED JUNE 26, 1906.

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T. r. JOHNSON.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented-June. 26. 1906.

' Application filed March 2'7. 1905; 'SerialNo. 252,326

To otZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Devices for Treating'Wool, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the treatment of wool in the combing-room of a worsted-factory on its passage from the gill-box and prior to its further manipulation, the special object of the invention being to form the sliver and prepare the wool by setting it for subsequent steps necessary in its manipulation and to avoid the necessity for allowing the wool to stand in order to secure the proper set.

It has been customary -to obviate the tearing of the wool by reason of its dryness by laying it in a damp place for some time before commencing the. process of setting or forming into the sliver. It is also advantageous to form the sliver by turning the edges of the wool over upon the center, thus giving it the proper set.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by providing a stationary funnel through which the wool is passed and by providing a pipe adapted to discharge water upon .the wool as it passes from the gill-box to the funnel, and I also provide means for automatically cutting off the supply of water as the gill-box is stopped and turning it on when the rollers of the gill-box are again started.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device, a portion of I "the rollers being shown. Fig. 2 is a plan ply-pipe in elevation.

view of my device. Fig. 3 is a detail view of an adjustable sleeve on the regulating-rod. Fig. 4 is a section through said sleeve and rod with a valve-stem and a portion of the sup- Flg. 5 is a plan view of the regulatingrod and its connection with a belt-shifter.

In the drawings, A represents the rollers through which the wool passes on its way to the combing-machine, B a suitable bar arranged in front of and parallel to the said rollers, and O a tapering funnel fixed on the barand through which the wool D is passed on its way to the combing-machine. A water-supply pipe E is placed on one side of the device and has a perforated horizontal arm, which projects above the wool sliver and discharges water thereon at a point between the rollers and funnel C. The pipe is provided ley K and K, respectively, the fast pulley K drivin the gill-box. The rod Gris of any suitabl e length and is pivoted immediate its ends to the bell-crank J and is preferably formed with knobs at each end. The 0 erator attendin the gill-box shifts rod gitudinally W en it is desired to stop and start the gill-box, thus throwing the beltshifter J 2 in the desired direction. This rod carries an adjustable sleeve H, which on its inner side is provided with a projecting slotted plate H, the valve-lever F en aging the said slot. The sleeve H is locked in its adjusted osition by means of a set-screw H It will b nally of the rod G will move the lever F, and thereby actuate thevalve controlled by said lever, and the extent of such movement of the valve will de end on the adjustment of the sleeve H on t e rod G with res ect to lever F. The amount of water disc arged on the wool sliver can thus be regulated with either of the valves and the entire flow automatically cut off when the gill-box is stopped. As the wool sliver enters the funnel C the edges are gradually folded over on the center of the moving stri of wool and the sliver issues from the funne in a set condition, and by reason of the moisture imparted to it by the treatment herein described its further manipulation can be at once proceeded with, and it is not necessary to wait until the wool has become set before running the same to the combing-machines. Wool thus treated is not only delivered to the combing and roving machines in good condition, but the entire process is greatly expedited.

Having thus fully described 'my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v 1. In combination with a funnel adapted e obvious that movement longitudito receive wool from a gill-box, means for dis ing above the sliver between the gill-box and being adjustable, as and for the purpose set the funnel, 1a valve1 an? valve-lever1 agapteg forth.

to oontro t esupp y 0 Water, aro a a te T to be moved longitudinally when the gill loox Y THOMAS JOHB is started and stopped, and a sleeve on the Witnesses:

said rod having a slotted, projecting plate in IsAAo WHELDoN,

engagement With the valve-lever, said sleeve WILLIAM P. KRAMER. 

